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Offering leading-edge diagnostic and treatment options with the gentlest touch for children with skull anomalies

Dedicated to treating children with craniosynostosis

The normal skull consists of several plates of bone that are separated by sutures. The sutures (fibrous joints) are found between the bony plates in the head. As an infant grows and develops, the sutures close and the bones fuse together, forming a solid piece of bone (the skull).

Craniosynostosis is a condition in which one or more of the sutures close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth. Premature closure of the sutures may also cause the pressure inside of the head to increase and the skull or facial bones to change from a normal, symmetrical appearance.

At Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, our multidisciplinary team of pediatric craniofacial, neurosurgical and plastic surgery experts provide comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and leading-edge approaches to treating children with craniosynostosis and other head anomalies.